A blue circle has a resitance of
per unit length.
.
If the magnetic field due to small segment
is
and due to large segment
is
Type your answer as
Details and Assumptions
1)
Neglect the magnetic field through black wire.
2)
The black wire has
resistance and the battery
has internal resistance
.
3)
Consider everything in S.I units.
4)
Everything is in
plane.
The problem is original.
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for the 2 arcs, current is inversely proportional to arc length, but field contribution is directly proportional to current * arc length. their field contributions are equal but they cancel out. answer is zero.